nonstop

[ adjective, adverb non-stop; noun non-stop ]
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adjective
  1. being without a single stop en route: a nonstop bus; a nonstop flight from New York to Paris.

  2. happening, done, or held without a stop or pause or without offering relief or respite: The ambassador faced a nonstop schedule of meetings and interviews during her visit.

adverb
  1. without a single stop en route.

  2. Informal. without a pause or interruption or without respite; continually: My back ached nonstop for three days.

noun
  1. a long-distance airline flight that makes no stops between the starting point and the destination.

Origin of nonstop

1
First recorded in 1900–05; non- + stop

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British Dictionary definitions for nonstop

nonstop

/ (ˈnɒnˈstɒp) /


adjective, adverb
  1. done without pause or interruption: a nonstop flight

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